Chilina Kennedy Gives Birth to a Baby Boy!

BroadwayWorld wishes to congratulate Chilina Kennedy and her partner Jacob James on the birth of their son, Henry Benjamin Kennedy James. Henry was born on September 20th, weighing in at 8lbs and 6 oz's.

Chilina just finished performing her own original music and selections from her seasons at Stratford in a concert calledWhat You Find In A Bottle as part of Stratford's Forum Series.

She was last seen on stage as Nellie in Drayton's South Pacific and a "Blame Canada" concert in Toronto, featuring some of Canada's hottest new musical theatre writers and composers.

Recent credits include the starring role in Ross Petty's The Little Mermaid (Toronto Critics' Award) and the world premiere of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, in which she originated the role of Phoebe at Hartford Stage and The Old Globe in San Diego (San Diego and Hartford Outer Critics nominations).

In 2012 Chilina starred as Mary Magdalene in Des McAnuff's Tony nominated production of Jesus Christ Superstar on Broadway. JCS was the hit of Stratford's 2011 season, and also ran at the La Jolla Playhouse. Chilina made her Stratford debut in 2009 as Maria in West Side Story and Philia in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, which also ran at the Canon Theatre in Toronto.